resolve

transitive verb resolved, resolving

to break up into separate, constituent elements or parts; analyze
to change or transform: used reflexively: a discussion that resolved itself into an argument
to cause (a person) to decide: the flood that resolved him to sell
to reach as a decision or intention; determine: to resolve to go
1. to find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
2. to make a decision about: to resolve the points at issue
3. to explain or make clear; show the resolution of (a problem, a fictional plot, etc.)
4. to remove or dispel (doubt, etc.)
to decide by vote; make a formal decision about; express by resolution, as an assembly does
Obsolete to cause to dissolve or melt
Chem. to separate (an optically inactive compound or mixture) into its optically active components
Med. to cause (a swelling, fever, etc.) to subside or disappear
Music to cause (a chord or tone) to undergo resolution
Physics to make distinguishable the individual parts of (an image, radar echo, etc.)